Director of the "Twilight" film series, Catherine Hardwicke, appeared on "The Big Hit Show" podcast on January 19. During the episode, she talked about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's first audition together to see if they had the necessary chemistry to pull off the relationship between Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. Apparently, the question of whether the duo had chemistry became moot after they jumped into a kissing scene while laying on a bed. Hardwicke described how Pattinson "fell off [the bed] and landed right there on this floor." The moment was so intense that the director's reaction was, "Dude, calm down." She was also concerned about any illegal activity occurring between the two actors since Stewart was underage at the time.

In an interview with The New Yorker in November 2021, the "Spencer" actor recalled swooning over her co-star the moment she saw him. She added that what she felt for Pattinson was "what anybody playing those parts needed to feel." The on-screen connection Pattinson and Stewart felt instantly for one another eventually expanded beyond the movie set and the two dated for four years, from 2009 to 2013, as per Page Six. In an interview with Howard Stern in November 2019, Stewart admitted that Pattinson was her "first love." Unfortunately, their relationship didn't last forever like Edward and Bella's and the duo broke up after Stewart cheated with "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders.

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